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WASHINGTON Penguins coach Mike Johnston understood how important taking a couple of points from Washington on Wednesday could be. But he also recognized that, after losing the first three games of the season series to the Capitals, sending a message could be pretty significant, too. "I don't think you ever want to enter a playoff series with the other team having an advantage over you," Johnston said. Well, Washington did get the best of the season series, but the Penguins' 4-3 victory at the Verizon Center prevented the Capitals from sweeping it for just the second time in franchise history. The victory was the Penguins' third in a row their longest such...

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WASHINGTON Penguins coach Mike Johnston understood how important taking a couple of points from Washington on Wednesday could be. But he also recognized that, after losing the first three games of the season series to the Capitals, sending a message...

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